High Seroprevalence of Anti-H. pylori Antibodies in Patients with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Background: Despite major advances in the management of ventilator-associated pneumonia, its pathogenesis is not clearly known. Recently, the role of gastric colonization has been proposed. We compared the prevalence of H. pylori by serology in patients with VAP and in control subjects to d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2019-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Bacteriology |
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Online Access: | https://jmb.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmb/article/view/389 |